Starc, Kohli, Reddy: The biggest moments from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between Australia and India

Mitchell Starc made history and India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy brought the boom. ROBERT CRADDOCK details the six biggest moments from the first day of the second Test in Adelaide.

The first chapter of the day-night Test is in the books, and Australia’s bowlers have again had a Day One to remember after rolling India for 180.

Here’s the biggest moments of the day, according to respected cricket scribe Robert Craddock.

FIRST BALL MAGIC

The rivalry between Mitchell Starc and Indian wonderboy Yashasvi Jaiswal is already white hot – and the Test match summer is just six days old.

The 22-year-old taunted Starc for bowling too slowly in Perth and the old warrior responded with a hooping, pitch perfect outswinger first ball of the match.

Mitch Starc strikes with the first ball

It looked to be going to leg but curled into Jaiswal’s front pad as the crowd erupted in celebration. Starc let out a prime-evil roar so loud it appeared the veins in his neck were about to pop.

He said nothing. He didn’t have to.

The battle continues.

THE KING DETHRONED

Virat Kohli says Adelaide is his favourite ground and he strides to the wicket here like man who cannot wait to savour its treats.

After with three centuries in his four Tests he is a Category A dangerman whenever he bats here which is why his dismissal for just seven was such a significant blow.

Kohli caught in the slips

Kohli could not decided whether to play or leave a baited hook from Mitchell Starc and ended up doing both to edge and away seamer to second slip for one of big wickets of the day.

MAY DAY

Former Australian off-spinner Tim May, the Adelaide boy who left long ago to live in the United States, rang the bell to start the day and it was a good choice.

Tim May rings the Bradshaw Bell

The current riches modern players’ enjoy trace back to the tireless efforts of May when he was the first boss of the Australian Cricketers Association and drove himself to the point of exhaustion in a brutal war with Cricket Australia before landing a breakthrough pay deal.

When he left the post his efforts never got the recognition he deserved – but at least he got to ring the bell.

THE NON-REVIEW

It might not have seemed significant at the time but Australia’s decision to not review a not out call for lbw against Nitish Kumar Reddy proved costly.

Boland non review of Reddy

The all-rounder hadn’t scored when he was struck on the pad by Scott Boland.

The appeal was turned down but replays showed there’d been no bat and three red signals on DRS.

It proved costly.

HE’S REDDY

Indian allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is playing his second Test - you wouldn’t know it.

Nitish Kumar Reddy reverse sweeps Scott Boland

Already he looks like India’s Ian Botham with a fearless array of shots which makes him essential viewing whenever he takes the crease.

The pick of the bunch from his footloose 42 was an extraordinary reverse scoop off Scott Boland which comfortably cleared one of the longest boundaries in Australian cricket.

Extraordinary.

NIGHT NIGHT

FOR once it wasn’t the Gabba.

The bumper crowd at the Adelaide Oval gasped twice in the 19th over when the main light towers suddenly switched off to leave the ground in an eerie state.

Lights out at Adelaide

The lighting on top of the grandstands was still operating but the shadowy state was not possible for play.

Several minutes of play were lost but a disaster was averted.

As Indian strike weapon Jasprit Bumrah approached the umpires one press box wag said “Jasprit’s desperate to have a bowl.’’

Originally published as Starc, Kohli, Reddy: The biggest moments from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between Australia and India